Truck driver (heavy) · Santa Fe, NM

Truck driver (heavy) in Santa Fe: $98/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Santa Fe at $51,120 a year. About 200 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.25). The 10th percentile is $40,840 and the 90th is $65,700. Pay ranks 291st-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,503/mo). New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $98 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Amarillo, about 229 miles away, at $1,068 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$98

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$51,120

$40,840 to $65,700

Rent (1 bd)

$1,503

$1,789 (2 bd)

Employment

200

Location quotient 0.25

Pay rank

291st of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

2.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $51,120.

Taxes$776
Rent$1,503
Other living costs$1,883
Left over$98

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $51,120
Federal income tax: −$4,096
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,911
State income tax (NM): −$1,307
Take-home pay: $41,806
Effective tax rate: 18.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,503
Groceries: $384
Getting around: $491
Healthcare: $432
Utilities and internet: $240
Everything else: $336
Total spending: $3,386

Left over each month

$4,260 gross, minus $776 in tax and $3,386 in living costs.

$98

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Amarillo, $1,068/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Santa Fe?

$51,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 200 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Santa Fe?

$98 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,503, and pay covers 2.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?

Amarillo, about 229 miles away, leaves $1,068 a month, more than Santa Fe.